Armor for tires.



PAIENTED JUNE 2, 1908.

No. 889,334.. F. E. REMARK.

TIRES.

. ARMOR FOR APPLICATION nnnn -NOV. 21, 190a.

UNITE FRANK. E. REMARK, OF AYRON, OHIO.

ARMOR FOR TIRES.

Appiicationilled November 21, 1906. Serial fie. M l-3:8 5.

To all whom it'maq concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK l1. REMARK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Imrovements in Armors for Tires, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to armor for tires, and theobject thereof is to provide a simple, effective device for simultaneously preventing skidding, increasing the traction and decreasing the liability of puncture of a tire.

In accomplishing the foregoing results, I employ an annular jacket or covering for the tire composed of link or chain mail of such shape that it will cover not only the tread, but a ortion of the sides of the tire and be secure y maintained in position by the in ll ation thereof, without the use of auxiliary retaining. means. This link or chain mail jacket is composed of links especially do signed for the purpose, 'wl'iich will, when united together to form the device, constitute a comparatively soft and yicldable covering for the outer portion of a tire and will unite or adhere so snugly thereto as to prevent any danger of a tire slipping, and so effectually cover the same as to eliminate all ordinary dangers of puncture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts constituting the invention to be hereinafter referred to and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification in which is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings, in which similar reference numerals indicate like parts in the di'lferent figuresfFigure l is a side elevation of a section of a pneumatic tire with my improved armor in position thereon; and, Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail of the armor to better illustrate the construction thereof.

In the drawings, the'reference numeral 1 indicates a pneumatic tire mounted on a rim 2 seated on a felly 3. The construction of the tire 1, rim 2 and folly 3 are immaterial to the understanding of the invention; but as the invention is usually employed on a pneu- Speeifieation of Letters Patent,

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matic tire, this type is shown in the drawings as being the preferred one to best illustrate this invention.

Surrounding the tire I is a jacket or covering 4 composed of a plurality of interlocking links 5 so shaped and united together with reference to each other, that the evice when complete, will cover not only the tread portion, but a portion of the sides of the tire.

The device is preferably made endless and is of such. a shape and size thatwhen the tire l is inflated, it will be blown against the inner surface of the'armorand retain the same securelyin position, solely by reason of the pressure exerted by the tire against its under surface.

In order to make the contour of the armor conform to the configuration of the tire, the links 5 along the sides of the device are made slightly smaller than those near the tread portion; and in order to do this effectually,- each longitudinal row of links from the sides upwardly towards the central line of the tread portion of the tireincreases slightly in size. These links composing this device are preferably niadowith rounded corners and with two end portions thereof elevated sufliciently to enable them to engage the links with which they interlock, smoothly and perfectly.

It will be noted that each link is arranged to interlock with four adjacent links, the only exception to this being the lower or outside line of links, which only engage three adjoining links; consequently, it is necessary when forming these links that those portions designated in the drawings by the reference numeral 6 will be raised or elevated suffi ciently to permit them to overlap the pertions 7 of the adjoining links, so that a smooth sheet of armor results therefrom. It will be seen hirther that the transverse lines of links are slightlyohlique to the central line of the tire, and the positioning of these links in this manner adds greatly to their effectiveness in obtaining proper traction on the ground when in use. It will also be seen that by constructing this armor in such a manner that each link engages four adjacent links the strength of the same is greatly increased.

What lclaiin and desire to secure by Let Pinks, said links gradually increasin in Width 10 and length towards the center of t 1e armor. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set each of the links of said rows of links substantially rectangular in contour and having rounded corners, the end portions of each of said links bent above the plane in which is my hand in presence of two subscribing Witpositioned the intermediate portion, each of nesses. 7

the links of each row with the exception of FRANK E. REMARK. m the links of each outer row interlocking with i Witnesses:

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four adjacent links, each of the links of the U. 'E. llUhH'HREY,

outer row interlocking with three adjacent 

